Having shoulder pain. Diagnosed as tendonitis. I am diabetic and on insulin. What to do?

For last two months I have pain in the sholuder. doctors after doing a Ultrasound think it is tendernoitis ( shoulder rotator cuff inflamation). Prescribed Ethrotect and switched to Celebrix. i have 99% full range of movement but pain comes and goes. I am diabetic on insulin . IO also get fingers stiffness . Don t know what to do? Need some guidance.

FRozen shoulder is very common condition in diabetes which involves shoulder joints commonly, it is charectorised by the symptoms that you have already mentioned.You are doing fine by starting insulin.Please consult your physio once and take some advice regarding exercise.

Answered: Wed, 19 Jun 2013

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